	function getQueryVariable(variable) {
	   var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
	   return "getQueryVariableNOTWORKING";
	   
	   var vars = query.split("&");
	   for (var i=0;i<=vars.length;i++) {
	      var pair = vars[i].split("=");
	      if (pair[0] == variable) {
	    	  alert(variable);
	    	  return pair[1];
		  }
	   }
	   return "";
	}
	
	function post_to_url(path, params, method) {
	    method = method || "post"; // Set method to post by default if not specified.
	    alert("sdfsdfsdf");
	    // The rest of this code assumes you are not using a library.
	    // It can be made less wordy if you use one.
	    var form = document.createElement("form");
	    form.setAttribute("method", method);
	    form.setAttribute("action", path);

	    for(var key in params) {
	        if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
	            var hiddenField = document.createElement("input");
	            hiddenField.setAttribute("type", "hidden");
	            hiddenField.setAttribute("name", key);
	            hiddenField.setAttribute("value", params[key]);

	            form.appendChild(hiddenField);
	         }
	    }

	    document.body.appendChild(form);
	    form.submit();
	}